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1919 New York City - 1997. Known for: Magazine illustration, social realist images and portrait painting.
ROBERT LAVIN (born 1919-1997). Robert Lavin was born in New York City. His education included Townsend Harris, a prep school in New York followed by college at City College of New York. He also... Read full biography
ROBERT LAVIN (born 1919-1997). Robert Lavin was born in New York City. His education included Townsend Harris, a prep school in New York followed by college at City College of New York. He also attended the National Academy of Art, where he studied as a painter. Studying the social realists of the... Read full biography
ROBERT LAVIN (born 1919-1997). Robert Lavin was born in New York City. His education included Townsend Harris, a prep school in New York followed by college at City College of New York. He also attended the National Academy of Art, where he studied as a painter. Studying the social realists of the 1930’s, Lavin, a former Marine pilot, portrayed steelworkers, roughnecks and trainmen. Lavin often painted his “proletarian ballets”- as one critic called them – to illustrate magazine advertisements.... Read full biography
ROBERT LAVIN (born 1919-1997). Robert Lavin was born in New York City. His education included Townsend Harris, a prep school in New York followed by college at City College of New York. He also attended the National Academy of Art, where he studied as a painter. Studying the social realists of the 1930’s, Lavin, a former Marine pilot, portrayed steelworkers, roughnecks and trainmen. Lavin often painted his “proletarian ballets”- as one critic called them – to illustrate magazine advertisements. The Smithsonian Institution and other museums collected Lavin’s original paintings, which portrayed the laboring subjects with dignity and integrity. Lavin also illustrated stock certificates and books. Paper Money magazine praised him as “one of... Read full biography
ROBERT LAVIN (born 1919-1997). Robert Lavin was born in New York City. His education included Townsend Harris, a prep school in New York followed by college at City College of New York. He also attended the National Academy of Art, where he studied as a painter. Studying the social realists of the 1930’s, Lavin, a former Marine pilot, portrayed steelworkers, roughnecks and trainmen. Lavin often painted his “proletarian ballets”- as one critic called them – to illustrate magazine advertisements. The Smithsonian Institution and other museums collected Lavin’s original paintings, which portrayed the laboring subjects with dignity and integrity. Lavin also illustrated stock certificates and books. Paper Money magazine praised him as “one of the greatest vignette artists of the 20th centur... Read full biography
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Keywords (34)
Art Method
- •Comic Book, Comic Strip Artist, Comic Figures
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Magazine Illustration
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Engraving, Engraver
- •Gouache
- •Oil Paint
Art Subject
- •Dancers-Figure, Genre, Ballerinas
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Industrial Scenes, Factories, Labor Genre and Figure
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •New York City
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Social Realism
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Africa
- •Alaska After 1940
- •England, London Great Britain After 1900
- •Extensive Travel, World Wide
Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor
- •Society of Illustrators-
Art School
- •National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •FORTUNE MAGAZINE Illustration
- •Illustration Specialty
- •LIFE Magazine Illustrator, Photographer
- •PLAYBOY Magazine Illustrator and/or Photographer
- •READER'S DIGEST Illustration
- •TIME Magazine Illustrator and/or Photographer
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators